Tashilhunpo
/ˌtæʃɪˈlʊnpoʊ/noun
Tashilhunpo is a major Tibetan Buddhist monastery and monastic institution in Shigatse, Tibet.
Did you know?Tashilhunpo was founded in 1447 by Gendün Drup, later recognized as the First Dalai Lama, and became the traditional seat of the Panchen Lamas.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Tibetan
Tibetan
བཀྲ་ཤིས (bkra shis)
“Auspiciousness, good fortune, or blessing”
Classical Tibetan
Tibetan
ལྷུན་པོ (lhun po)
“A heap, mass, or mountain-like eminence; also associated with Mount Meru”
1447
Tibetan
བཀྲ་ཤིས་ལྷུན་པོ (bkra shis lhun po)
“Name given to the monastery founded at Shigatse by Gendün Drup”
19th Century
English
Tashi-lhunpo
“English transliteration of the Tibetan monastery name”
Modern English
English
Tashilhunpo
“The standard modern English form for the monastery and its associated institution”
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